“In addition we are looking to reduce our road miles, fuel usage and emissions. We anticipate that it will also help us to reduce our carbon footprint.”

3G also plans to add live vehicle tracking data to the system using Paragon Fleet Controller, which will allow the operations department to recalibrate plans using accurate tracking information.

“Vehicle tracking will add a further dimension to our planning,” added Smales. “We are reviewing some systems that will allow us to gather live information from each vehicle and feed it directly into Paragon using the Fleet Controller product. With this we can compare actual delivery times against the Paragon generated plans and then adjust them to gain even greater accuracy.”